European Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard hosts a public debate in Lisbon to discuss how innovative, low-carbon solutions in the transport sector can contribute to reducing Portugal’s emissions while improving mobility and boosting economic growth. Commissioner Hedegaard will cycle to the event at the Electricity Museum of Portugal with the Portuguese Minister for Agriculture, […]

The bicycle manufacturing market may have had a scarce outlook. But recent ecological concerns suggest otherwise. Overlooking the fact that the bicycle is the most sustainable vehicle, meaning “perfect carbon 0”; successful projects developed by NGOs, local authorities, and companies bring forward the idea of “green collar jobs”, of domestic green production. For an ecologist, […]

Following science, the human machine is not more efficient than typical gasoline engine. Each one of them converts less than a quarter of its intake of fuel energy into work while the rest is wasted. However, the bicycle-and-rider is the unsurpassed star among transport modes, says Robert Hurst in his “Cyclist’s Manifesto”. The cyclists need […]